TimHarrison
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i've got my MOT coming up (very) soon, and i've just found out my foglights don't work 
is it true you need these by law? i'd like them to work either way tbh.
anyway,
i've checked the bulbs - which are fine - and when i press the button to turn them on, the button lights up.
i've also had a look at the wiring, which all seems fine. is it possible for the lamp holders to just die? and is it a bit of a coincidence that they died at the same time?
any help would be very much appreciated.
thanks,
tim
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Kye365
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Put ur lights on 1st then check coz normaly u need ur headlights on
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TimHarrison
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yup, did that bud
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Vaux Lad
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Yeah you need them for MOT.
And they must be RED in colour.
The switch only lights up when the fog lights are on, so if the switch is lit then the lamps should be on.
Check with a multimeter to see if 12v is reaching the bulb socket.
[Edited on 30-03-2007 by Vaux Lad]
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TimHarrison
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ok will do, just gotta find someone with a multimeter first lol
thanks
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ainsley_brader
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try changing the bulb anyway to make sure it is ok. You only need a foglight on the drivers sdie btw!
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Jake
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see if the wire on the bulb holder has come loose. One of my rear brake lights wouldnt work because of this..
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TimHarrison
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cheers for the help.
i used a mulimeter, but couldnt get to the terminals on the lampholders (i think they're fine & secure though)
i tested the contacts where the bulb sits, and they didn't have any voltage.
when i put in a different bulb, the holder keeps twisting.
does it need to click into position to work or anything?
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TimHarrison
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do you need both reverse lights to be working for MOT?
only one of thems f**ked as well now.
anyone know whether the lamp holder has to be screwed in before it'll work/how to screw it in propery? (i mean into it's holder, not into the light)
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ainsley_brader
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the reverse lights dont come into mot
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shauny bizzle
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coud be wrong wattage of bulb wat type of bulb single or double pole, earthing problem?
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IntaCepta
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My mot was failed due to fog lights.
Both were working, but the passenger's side was emitting white light instead of red.
But I thought it would be ok as the drivers side was emitting red.
Oh well.
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Vaux Lad
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If you have two, both have to work, both have to shine red.
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bigjim172000
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quote:
Originally posted by Vaux Lad
If you have two, both have to work, both have to shine red.
YUP. 
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ainsley_brader
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however if you had took the bulb out of passenger side its a pass
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bigjim172000
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if the wiring is there then it must work. i doubta MOT tester would check but i know i wouldnt. Only if i thought it should be.
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ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by bigjim172000
if the wiring is there then it must work..
It says that in the mot testers manual does it?
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